Crib spring



Jan. 13, 1948. H, L LANDRY ET AL 2,434,620

CRIB SPRING Filed April 6, 1945 Patented Jan. 13, 1948 UNITED STATESPTENT OFFICE CRIB SPRING Application April 6, 1945, Serial No. 586,841

2 Claims.

This invention relates to crib or bed spring constructions and the like.

Objects of the invention include the provision of an adjustable cribspring which is easily adjusted vertically to different levels inhorizontal planes and which is also adjustable by the same means to tiltthe spring from the horizontal particularly for the care and feeding ofinfants.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 isa View in side elevation illustrating the device;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of one of the hooks, and

Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are views illustrating the different relative positions0f a hook in its different adjusted locations.

In the embodiment of the invention here shown there are disclosed cribor bed posts I!) between which may be secured a member I2 for carrying acrib drop side latch member I4. However, it is to be understood that thepresent invention is applicable to beds as well as cribs.

Each crib post il! is provided with a slot le although this slot couldtake the form of a series of slots. Slots I6 open toward each other inpairs and are provided with a series of vertically spaced horizontalpins I8 which extend across the slots.

The spring itself is illustrated at 2li and the purpose of the inventionis to provide means for supporting the same in various positions some ofwhich are shown in broken lines in Fig. i. The spring frame is made upas usual of angle irons each of which is provided with a top horizontalIiange 22 as is customary. At each corner of the spring frame there ismounted a hook generally indicated at 2li on a horizontal pivot pin 26which extends through the vertical member of the angle iron so that thehooks are mounted to pivot in vertical planes.

Each hook is provided with an upstanding member 28 providing for a bightat 30, these bights being adapted to be set over the pins to suspend theframe. Each hook 24 is also provided with a thumb piece 32'which extendshorizontally and laterally inwardly to a position over the horizontalange 22.

In the use of the device it will be seen that the spring frame is easilysupported upon a set of four pins in any position desired, and it beingdesired to adjust the spring frame, the loop 34 may be grasped to raisean end of the spring frame and the thumb pieces 32 may be depressed torelease the hooks from the pins. The thumb pieces 32 also act as stopsto prevent the hooks from pivoting too far so that when the hook isplaced over a pin it is merely necessary to release the thumb piece toallow the hook to overbalance and become engaged with the pin.

The above described invention provides a Very simple and inexpensivelymanufactured adjustable spring for the purpose described, The devicecannot get out of order and it is extremely simple to operate when it isdesired to make an adjustment and at the same time the spring frame issolidly supported and cannot become detached due to the fact that theweight of the spring as well as the weight of the contents tends tomaintain the spring frame in adjusted position. The member l2 is notinterfered with and may act as a brace for the crib.

Having thus described our invention and the advantages thereof, we donot wish to be limited to the details herein disclosed, otherwise thanas set forth in the claims, but what we claim is:

1. Adjustable spring comprising a spring frame, a pivoted hook at eachcorner of the frame, said hook being disposed to pivot on a horizontalaxis and extending above the frame, a thumb piece on the hook, saidthumb piece extending laterally of the hook parallel to the pivot aXisthereof Aand spaced therefrom and overlying a part of the frame to stopthe pivoting action of the hooks at a predetermined position.

2. In combination with posts each having a series of vertically spacedhorizontally arranged pins, a spring frame, pivoted hooks at the cornersof the frame for selective engagement with the pins, each hook extendingabove the frame so that the latter is suspended thereon, each hookhaving an extension for manually pivoting the hooks away from the pins,each said extension being located above the hook pivot and n position tostrike the frame during the pivoting action of the hook and acting as astop to limit the pivoting movement of the hooks away from the pins.

HENRY J. LANDRY. RUBERT C. BOCKUS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the ille ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,328,316 Webb Aug. 31, 19432,094,553 Shaw Sept. 28, 1937 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date489,675 Great Britain Aug. 2, 1938 364,377 Great Britain Jan. 7, 1932

